Rig exists because people backed us early

Rig is supported by companies and startup programmes that gave credits, free plans and advice before Rig had customers. The /partners page lists each one, the part of Rig it powers (hosting, DNS, Mesh relays, crash reports, support, payments) and our thanks. Being listed means a company supported Rig, not that it endorses Rig. Startup programmes and partners can reach Rig at hello@userig.tech.

https://userig.app/partners

Partners and startup programmes

Rig exists because people backed us early

Before Rig had customers, these companies gave us credits, free plans and expert help. Their support paid for the infrastructure Rig runs on today. This page records what each one made possible, and our thanks.

rig / thank-you.loglive

Partners and programmes

  • ElevenLabs 33 million tokens
  • SendPulse $5,000 in credits
  • Intercom Free for our first year
  • Stripe Fees waived on our first $20,000, via Firstbase
  • Firstbase Arranged our Stripe fee waiver
  • AWS $25,000 in credits
  • $81kin credits and free plans
  • 8companies backed us
  • 6startup programmes
  • 6parts of Rig they power
  • Cloud and infrastructure$25,000
  • Developer tools$50,000
  • AI$1,000
  • Support and growth$5,000
The wall

Who helped, and what it made possible

Every one of these runs somewhere in Rig today. Under each name is the part of Rig it powers, so you can see exactly where their help went.

AI

  • ElevenLabs

    ElevenLabs Startup Grant

    33 million tokens

  • Anthropic

    Anthropic Startup Program

    $1,000 in credits, plus $450 a month off our bill

    In RigPowers The Duke, the assistant in the Mesh panel.

Support and growth

  • Intercom

    Intercom Early Stage Program

    Free for our first year

    In RigOur support desk and the chat on userig.app.

Payments

  • Stripe

    Partner

    Fees waived on our first $20,000, via Firstbase

    In RigCard payments on the web. We never see your full card number.

Company

  • Firstbase

    Partner

    Arranged our Stripe fee waiver

    In RigFormed RigLab Corp, the US company behind Rig.

A note from our founder

Thank you

To everyone on this page,

A young company’s first years are built on other people’s support. Your credits and programmes let us build Rig properly from the start: secure, resilient infrastructure rather than whatever we could afford.

You took a chance on a small team with a Mac app and a clear idea. Some of you gave us credits, some a free plan before we were big enough to matter, some your time and advice. None of you had to.

We intend to repay that trust by building something worth backing, and by naming you here, where our customers can see it.

Thank you.Rich, founder of Rig

Our side of the deal

What we promise back

  • We spend it on the product.

    Credits go into the servers, builds and tools that make Rig better for the people using it.

  • We tell them what broke.

    Good bug reports and honest feedback are the best thing we can give a partner. We send them.

  • We pay it forward.

    When Rig can help the next small team the way these companies helped us, we will.

Names belong to their owners. Being on this page means a company supported Rig, not that it endorses Rig.

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